How to switch in between graphics

Hi KoolKid,

Welcome to the Community.

Right-click on Desktop and select Nvidia Control Panel.

Select Manage 3D applications.

Select Program Settings and you may add the application you want should use Nvidia Graphics.

Select preferred graphics processor for the program as High Performance Nvidia Processor.

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Manshu S
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Or if you change settings on the Globar Settings card of the NVIDIA Control Panel, you can set GeForce to work all the time.

the Globar settings Card? I couldnt find that and also for the 3d management i changed it to nvidia preferred but in the Physix it still says Intergrated Graphics. What is the Physix?

Hi KoolKid,

Once you select High Performance Nvidia Processor for an application using "Manage 3D applications" feature in Nvidia Control Panel it will not use Intel Graphics and will run the application using Nvidia Graphics.

NVIDIA PhysX technology improves the graphics of games.

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Manshu S
#iworkfordell

NVIDIA PhysX doesn't improve the graphics of the game but their physics. It's pretty clear from the name of the feature I think. It redirect computing the physical effects like breaking the glass and flying peaces of of paper on the ground (for example Batman: Arkham City) from the processor to the graphic card which has more performance to do this.

Originaly this technology was offered only through special dedicated PhysX card, I think the company name was Aegea. But the idea of separate physical acceleration card was abandoned when NVIDIA bought this company and worked the engine into their graphic cards. Until than you can calculate physics in game with graphic card instead of CPU.

cool thanks and also I was going to play a game but it said it required Physx even through I had it. After looking into it some more i found out that I needed a version from earlier on. Will this mess up my performance to other games? Heres the link,  www.nvidia.com/.../physx-9.12.1031-legacy-driver.html

Hi KoolKid,

You may try installing this version of PhysX if it is required by the game however, installing the latest version should also fix the issue.

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Manshu S
#iworkfordell

Thanks for the reply however the problem is that I already have the newest version of PhysX and I am worried that downloading this older version to play this MMO game will ruin how well my computer runs other more demanding games or programs.

Hi KoolKid,

Try installing the PhysX version required by the game. If the game still does not run, it might not be issue with the PhysX.

If the game runs fine, check if the performance with other game is impacted.

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Manshu S
#iworkfordell

Hi,

I figured out that this software is called PhysX legacy software made for games pre 2007 and that some people experienced problems with this what exactly is PhysX legacy software?

Hi KoolKid,

You may try installing the software to run the game. PhysX legacy is same as PhysX but is used for games released around the end of 2007.

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Manshu S
#iworkfordell

It worked but I also have another problem when I play games my fps will be super high sometimes and then massively drops. How do i fix this?

Hi KoolKid,

Please update the BIOS of the system. Click the link mentioned below which will take you to the drivers website:

http://dell.to/QjjZDA

Enter the Service Tag of the computer and choose the Operating System installed on the computer. Please update the latest version of BIOS available.

NOTE: Ensure that the battery is more than 30% charged and the adapter is connected during BIOS update process.

Update the DirectX using the link mentioned below:

http://bit.ly/d4kvzI

Also, please ensure that there are no application running in the background during the gameplay.

If the issue persists, disable the antivirus and check if it is the cause of the issue.

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Manshu S
#iworkfordell

ok thanks I have one last question. I installed a game and now I want to uninstall it but it isnt shown in the change or remove a program so how do i uninstall?